The manager at Anfield, Brendan Rodgers, has set his focus on helping the Reds march into the knock-out stages of the Europa League this season.
The Merseyside outfit have been stationed in an intriguing Group A of the second-tier European event, after the draws were announced in Monaco on Friday.
The group also features Anzhi Makhachkala, Young Boys and the Italian side, Udinese.
Earlier, the Reds secured their passage into the group stages, by edging Hearts 2-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
After seeing his potential opponents in the preliminary stages of the tournament, the Northern Irishman revealed that he was really excited about meeting his next objectives. He was of the opinion that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 are one of the biggest names in European football
– given their illustrious past – and set his focus on helping them cruise to the knock out stages.
He told the club’s official website, “They are games that we will relish. The history of this club is based on European games and we are really looking forward to the challenge of getting into the next stages between now and Christmas.”
However, their passage into the next round did not come in a convincing manner. After having grabbed a one-goal advantage from their away leg against Hearts, the Reds squandered the advantage late on in the return leg, through a horrendous http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672 goalkeeping
error.
It was then left to Luis Suarez to save the day for his team, as he slotted home a sensational goal in the dying moments of the game, to send them through.
Nonetheless, the Ulsterman praised his team for getting the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done at the end. He also insisted that the tie against the Scottish team was not an easy one, and was hopeful of a much improved show in the next games.
“I think first and foremost it was another step forward for us on Thursday night in qualifying,” he added.
“A British cup tie like the one against Hearts was always going to be difficult but we came through it and we're making the step forward into the group stages now. We've got three teams that will all be difficult games for us.”
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